Covering New Order's classic "Temptation" with vocalist Laura Dawn may have seemed like a good idea at the time; unfortunately, the dirge-like pace and sonorous vocals sap the life out a truly great song. As dull as the cover is, it could have been worse. Moby himself could have decided to sing. -- Mandy Malone

MIRANDA LAMBERT

"Me and Charlie Talking "

Epic

This is such an insanely, ferociously addictive song. I've listened to it hundreds of times. I've spent countless hours attempting to mimic the way Lambert, a Texan, sings the words "ten" (teeeyen) and "talking" (tawlkin'). "Me and Charlie Talking" is eating up my life, and for that it must be condemned. -- Joe Atkinson

I refuse to believe The Killers are the saviors for my new-wave-deprived ears. Allowing the band to tap into the current indie fervor is deceptive; The Killers are not independent at all, and their sound is too polished and organized to truly strike me as something original and different, which is the entire reason I seek indie music in the first place. -- Amber Lester

COUNTRY QUEEN

Gretchen Wilson

When Gretchen Wilson hit the country scene, she was heralded as a welcome change from the retouched, highlighted and bronzed Nashville singers like Faith Hill and Shania Twain. But something about Wilson's "redneck" image seems contrived; Wilson is really Avril Lavigne to Faith Hill's Britney Spears. -- Amber Lester

MAGAZINE

Rolling Stone

Having kissed its underground cred goodbye more than a decade ago, Rolling Stone magazine continues to soil its own legacy with coverage of soulless pop stars, find-it-at-the-mall fashion layouts and horribly repetitive "best of" lists. The April 21 issue included a "100 Greatest Artists of All-time, Part II" piece revealing that Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers and the Grateful Dead are among rock's immortals. Thanks for the news flash, Rolling Stone! -- Sam McDonald *